Chrisandra L. Shufelt, M.D.

  1. Women's Health Specialist
  1. Fansa S, Ghusn W, Tama E, Nicolalde B, Anazco D, D'Andre SD, Faubion SS, Shufelt CL, Acosta A, Hurtado MD. Efficacy of antiobesity medications among breast cancer survivors taking aromatase inhibitors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Dec; 208 (3):553-563 Epub 2024 July 30
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  2. Nelson MD, Gomez-Arnold JM, Wei J, Lauzon M, Zamani SK, Maughan J, Obrutu O, Shufelt C, Handberg E, Pepine C, Bairey Merz CN. Contributors to high left ventricular ejection fraction in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease: Results from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) Study. Am Heart J. 2024 Dec; 278:41-47 Epub 2024 Sept 02
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  3. Cathcart-Rake EJ, Tevaarwerk A, Jatoi A, Carroll EF, Scout N, Chedid VG, Gonzalez CA, Fee-Schroeder K, Kling JM, Shufelt CL, Ridgeway JL, Davidge-Pitts C. Building a Cancer Care Clinic for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2024 Oct; 8 (5):443-450 Epub 2024 Aug 22
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  4. Marano P, Maughan J, Obrutu O, Lauzon M, Tjoe B, Herscovici R, Moy P, Rojas N, Shufelt C, Rutledge T, Wei J, Bairey Merz CN. Evaluation of Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome. JACC Adv. 2024 Oct; 3 (10):101247 Epub 2024 Sept 17
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  5. Shufelt CL, Faubion SS, Kapoor E. Menopause and the workplace: consensus recommendations from The Menopause Society. Menopause. 2024 Sep 1; 31 (9):741-749
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  6. Faubion SS, Shufelt CL. A New Era in Menopause Management? JAMA. 2024 Aug 22 [Epub ahead of print]
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  7. Lin B, LeVee A, Cao L, Basho R, Tamarappoo B, Wei J, Shufelt C. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is worse in BRCA mutation positive breast cancer patients prior to cancer treatment and premature menopause. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Aug; 207 (1):103-109 Epub 2024 May 08
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  8. Uddenberg ER, Safwan N, Saadedine M, Hurtado MD, Faubion SS, Shufelt CL. Menopause transition and cardiovascular disease risk. Maturitas. 2024 Jul; 185:107974 Epub 2024 Mar 22
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  9. Safwan N, Saadedine M, Shufelt CL, Kapoor E, Kling JM, Chaudhry R, Faubion SS. Menopause in the workplace: Challenges, impact, and next steps. Maturitas. 2024 Jul; 185:107983 Epub 2024 Apr 03
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  10. Hurtado MD, Saadedine M, Kapoor E, Shufelt CL, Faubion SS. Weight Gain in Midlife Women. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Jun; 13 (2):352-363 Epub 2024 Feb 28
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  11. Rezaeian P, Shufelt CL, Wei J, Pacheco C, Cook-Wiens G, Berman D, Tamarappoo B, Thomson LE, Nelson MD, Anderson RD, Petersen J, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Merz CNB. Arterial stiffness assessment in coronary microvascular dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: An initial report from the WISE-CVD continuation study. Am Heart J Plus. 2024 May; 41:100390. Epub 2024 Mar 31.
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  12. Hurtado MD, Tama E, Fansa S, Ghusn W, Anazco D, Acosta A, Faubion SS, Shufelt CL. Weight loss response to semaglutide in postmenopausal women with and without hormone therapy use. Menopause. 2024 Apr 1; 31 (4):266-274 Epub 2024 Mar 05
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  13. Gandhi MM, Nguyen KL, Lake JE, Liao D, Khodabakhshian A, Guerrero M, Shufelt CL, Bairey Merz CN, Jordan WC, Daar ES, Bhattacharya D, Chew KW. Proprotein convertase subtisilin/kexin 9 levels decline with hepatitis C virus therapy in people with HIV/hepatitis C virus and correlate with inflammation. AIDS. 2024 Mar 1; 38 (3):317-327 Epub 2023 Sept 29
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  14. Hurtado MD, Tama E, D'Andre S, Shufelt CL. The relation between excess adiposity and breast cancer in women: Clinical implications and management. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2024 Jan; 193:104213 Epub 2023 Nov 24
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  15. Shufelt CL, Saadedine M, Cook-Wiens G, Pisarska MD, Manson JE, Berga SL, Arditi M, Shah PK, Bairey Merz CN. Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Preclinical Cardiovascular Disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Dec 21; 109 (1):e51-e57
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  16. Ranasinghe S, Tjoe B, Shufelt C, Wei J, Lauzon M, Luu J, Asif A, Lewis J, Pepine CJ, Shaw LJ, Handberg E, Merz CNB. Association of abnormal electrocardiography response on dobutamine stress echocardiogram with longer-term major adverse cardiovascular events in women with symptoms of ischemic heart disease. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2023 Dec 15; 13 (6):948-955 Epub 2023 Dec 08
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  17. Kling JM, Saadedine M, Faubion SS, Shufelt CL, Mara KC, Enders FT, David PS, Kapoor E. Associations between childhood adversity and age at natural menopause. Menopause. 2023 Nov 1; 30 (11):1085-1089 Epub 2023 Aug 29
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  18. Saadedine M, Kapoor E, Shufelt C. Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Recognition and Management of a Challenging Diagnosis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Sep; 98 (9):1376-1385
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  19. Saadedine M, Faubion SS, Kling JM, Kuhle C, Shufelt CL, Mara K, Enders F, Kapoor E. History of infertility and sexual dysfunction in midlife women: Is there a link? J Sex Med. 2023 Aug 25; 20 (9):1188-1194
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  20. Schuermans A, Nakao T, Uddin MM, Hornsby W, Ganesh S, Shadyab AH, Liu S, Haring B, Shufelt CL, Taub MA, Mathias RA, Kooperberg C, Reiner AP, Bick AG, Manson JE, Natarajan P, Honigberg MC. Age at Menopause, Leukocyte Telomere Length, and Coronary Artery Disease in Postmenopausal Women. Circ Res. 2023 Aug 18; 133 (5):376-386 Epub 2023 July 25
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  21. Guan C, Rodriguez C, Elder-Odame P, Minhas AS, Zahid S, Baker VL, Shufelt CL, Michos ED. Assisted reproductive technology: what are the cardiovascular risks for women? Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2023 Jul-Dec; 21 (10):663-673 Epub 2023 Oct 26
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  22. “The 2023 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society” Advisory Panel. The 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2023 Jun 1; 30 (6):573-590
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  23. Faubion SS, Enders F, Hedges MS, Chaudhry R, Kling JM, Shufelt CL, Saadedine M, Mara K, Griffin JM, Kapoor E. Impact of Menopause Symptoms on Women in the Workplace. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Jun; 98 (6):833-845 Epub 2023 Apr 26
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  24. Faubion SS, Smith T, Thielen J, Kling JM, Shufelt CL, Mara K, Enders F, Kapoor E. Association of Migraine and Vasomotor Symptoms. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 May; 98 (5):701-712
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  25. Cho L, Kaunitz AM, Faubion SS, Hayes SN, Lau ES, Pristera N, Scott N, Shifren JL, Shufelt CL, Stuenkel CA, Lindley KJ, ACC CVD in Women Committee. Rethinking Menopausal Hormone Therapy: For Whom, What, When, and How Long? Circulation. 2023 Feb 14; 147 (7):597-610 Epub 2023 Feb 13
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  26. Chen MT, Chang J, Manchanda AS, Cook-Wiens G, Shufelt CL, Anderson RD, Petersen JW, Naik DR, Thomson LEJ, Berman DS, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN, Wei J. Autoimmune rheumatic diseases in women with coronary microvascular dysfunction: a report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) project. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1155914 Epub 2023 May 30
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  27. Zahid S, Hashem A, Minhas AS, Harrington CM, Quesada O, Aggarwal NR, Shufelt CL, Baker VL, Michos ED. Cardiovascular Complications During Delivery Admissions Associated With Assisted Reproductive Technology (from a National Inpatient Sample Analysis 2008 to 2019). Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1; 186:126-134 Epub 2022 Oct 23
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  28. Hwang D, Liu X, Rosenberg C, Lee A, Borle S, Ricafrente JQ, Wei J, Shufelt C, Chen LS, Li X, Goldhaber JI, Bairey Merz CN, Chen PS. Sympathetic toggled sinus rate acceleration as a mechanism of sustained sinus tachycardia in chronic orthostatic intolerance syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Dec; 19 (12):2086-2094 Epub 2022 Aug 19
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  29. Torosyan N, Visrodia P, Torbati T, Minissian MB, Shufelt CL. Dyslipidemia in midlife women: Approach and considerations during the menopausal transition. Maturitas. 2022 Dec; 166:14-20 Epub 2022 Aug 11
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  30. Luu JM, Wei J, Shufelt CL, Asif A, Tjoe B, Theriot P, Bairey Merz CN. Clinical Practice Variations in the Management of Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Oct 4; 11 (19):e022573 Epub 2022 Sept 29
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  31. Shufelt CL, Mora S, Manson JE. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Women. JAMA. 2022 Aug 16; 328(7):672-673.
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  32. Enkhmaa D, Ganmaa D, Tanz LJ, Rich-Edwards JW, Stuart JJ, Enkhtur S, Gantsetseg G, Batkhishig B, Fitzmaurice G, Bayalag M, Nasantogtokh E, Bairey Merz CN, Shufelt CL. Changes in Vascular Function from Preconception to Postpartum Among Mongolian Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Jul 28 Epub 2022 July 28
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  33. Mora S, Shufelt CL, Manson JE. Whom to Treat for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: The Aspirin Dilemma. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Jun 1; 182 (6):587-589
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  34. Iribarren A, Diniz MA, Merz CNB, Shufelt C, Wei J. Are we any WISER yet? Progress and contemporary need for smart trials to include women in coronary artery disease trials. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Jun; 117:106762 Epub 2022 Apr 20
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  35. Wang M, Torosyan N, Bairey-Merz CN, Wei J, Shufelt CL. Internal medicine resident education improves cardiac rehabilitation knowledge, attitudes, and referral rates: A pilot study. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Jun; 10:100349 Epub 2022 May 10
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  36. Faubion SS, Shufelt C. The Menopause Management Vacuum. Cancer J. 2022 May-Jun 01; 28(3):191-195.
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  37. Gomez JMD, VanHise K, Stachenfeld N, Chan JL, Merz NB, Shufelt C. Subclinical cardiovascular disease and polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2022 May; 117 (5):912-923
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  38. Gomez J, VanHise K, Chan J, Stachenfeld N, Bairey Merz CN, Shufelt CL. Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Fertil Steril. 2022; 117(5):912-923.
  39. Barsky L, Speier W, Fuller G, Cheng S, Kim A, Joung S, Arnold C, Dhawan S, Lopez M, Mastali M, van den Broek I, Wei J, Spiegel B, Van Eyk JE, Bairey Merz CN, Shufelt C. Sex-based differences in remote monitoring of biometric, psychometric and biomarker indices in stable ischemic heart disease. Biol Sex Differ. 2022 Apr 11; 13 (1):15
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  40. O'Kelly AC, Michos ED, Shufelt CL, Vermunt JV, Minissian MB, Quesada O, Smith GN, Rich-Edwards JW, Garovic VD, El Khoudary SR, Honigberg MC. Pregnancy and Reproductive Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Women. Circ Res. 2022 Feb 18; 130 (4):652-672 Epub 2022 Feb 17
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  41. Quesada O, Elboudwarej O, Nelson MD, Al-Badri A, Mastali M, Wei J, Zarrabi B, Suppogu N, Aldiwani H, Mehta P, Shufelt C, Cook-Wiens G, Berman DS, Thomson LEJ, Handberg E, Pepine CJ, Van Eyk JE, Merz CNB. Ultra-high sensitivity cardiac troponin-I concentration and left ventricular structure and function in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Jan; 13 Epub 2022 Mar 03
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  42. Aldiwani H, Nelson MD, Sharif B, Wei J, Samuel TJ, Suppogu N, Quesada O, Cook-Wiens G, Gill E, Szczepaniak LS, Thomson LEJ, Tamarappoo B, Asif A, Shufelt C, Berman D, Merz CNB. Reduced myocardial perfusion is common among subjects with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a report from the WISE-CVD continuation study. Vessel Plus. 2022; 6 Epub 2022 Mar 05
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  43. Obrutu O, Maughan J, Tjoe B, Herzicovi R, Moy P, Rojas N, Wei J, Shufelt CL, Rutledge T, Bairey Merz CN. Smidt Heart Institute Takotsubo Registry - Study Design and Baseline Characteristics American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 2022; 13.
  44. Wei J, Barsky LL, Jalnapurkar S, Zarrini P, Cook-Wiens G, AlBadri A, Nelson MD, Shufelt C, Sharif B, Berman DS, Thomson L, Handberg EM, Petersen JW, Anderson RD, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN, Mehta PK. Cold Pressor Testing and Sympathetic Nervous System Contribution to Ischemia with No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Results from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction Project. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Jan; 13 Epub 2021 Dec 28
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  45. Torbati T, Shufelt C, Wei J, and Bairey Merz CN. Premature Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease: Can we blame estrogen? European Heart Journal. 2022; 1-3.
  46. Pacheco C, Wei J, Shufelt C, C Hitzeman T, Cook-Wiens G, Pepine CJ, Handberg E, Anderson RD, Petersen J, Hong T, M Shaw R, Bairey Merz CN. Association of coronary microvascular dysfunction and cardiac bridge integrator 1, a cardiomyocyte dysfunction biomarker. Clin Cardiol. 2021 Nov; 44 (11):1586-1593 Epub 2021 Sept 16
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  47. Tjoe B, Barsky L, Wei J, Samuels B, Azarbal B, Merz CNB, Shufelt C. Coronary microvascular dysfunction: Considerations for diagnosis and treatment. Cleve Clin J Med. 2021 Oct 1; 88 (10):561-571 Epub 2021 Oct 01
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  48. Rees M, Bitzer J, Cano A, Ceausu I, Chedraui P, Durmusoglu F, Erkkola R, Geukes M, Godfrey A, Goulis DG, Griffiths A, Hardy C, Hickey M, Hirschberg AL, Hunter M, Kiesel L, Jack G, Lopes P, Mishra G, Oosterhof H, Pines A, Riach K, Shufelt C, van Trotsenburg M, Weiss R, Lambrinoudaki I. Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace: A European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement. Maturitas. 2021 Sep; 151:55-62 Epub 2021 July 21
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  49. Wild RA, Larson JC, Crandall CJ, Shadyab AH, Allison M, Gass M, Shufelt C, Manson JE. Hormone therapy formulation, dose, route of delivery, and risk of hypertension: findings from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (WHI-OS). Menopause. 2021 Jul 26; 28 (10):1108-1116 Epub 2021 July 26
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  50. Shufelt CL. Statin therapy in midlife women. Menopause. 2021 Jul 19; 28 (9):1067-1069 Epub 2021 July 19
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  51. LeVee A, Suppogu N, Walsh C, Sacks W, Simon J, Shufelt C. The Masquerading, Masculinizing Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Jul; 30 (7):1047-1051 Epub 2020 Sept 29
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  52. Suppogu N, Wei J, Quesada O, Shufelt C, Cook-Wiens G, Samuels B, Petersen JW, Anderson RD, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN. Angina relates to coronary flow in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jun 15; 333:35-39. Epub 2021 Mar 01.
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  53. Samuel TJ, Wei J, Sharif B, Tamarappoo BK, Pattisapu V, Maughan J, Cipher DJ, Suppogu N, Aldiwani H, Thomson LEJ, Shufelt C, Berman DS, Li D, Bairey Merz CN, Nelson MD. Diastolic dysfunction in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease: Mechanistic insight from magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiol. 2021 May 15; 331:1-7 Epub 2021 Feb 02
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  54. Wild RA, Hovey KM, Andrews C, Robinson JG, Kaunitz AM, Manson JE, Crandall CJ, Paragallo R, Shufelt C, Merz CNB. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores, age, or years since menopause to predict cardiovascular disease in the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2021 May 3; 28 (6):610-618 Epub 2021 May 03
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  55. Barsky L, Cook-Wiens G, Doyle M, Shufelt C, Rogers W, Reis S, Pepine CJ, Noel Bairey Merz C. Phytoestrogen blood levels and adverse outcomes in women with suspected ischemic heart disease. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2021 May; 75 (5):829-835 Epub 2020 Nov 08
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  56. Tjoe B, Gresham G, Joung S, Arnold C, Dhawan S, Fuller G, Speier W, Mastali M, Mouapi K, van den Broek I, Wei J, Spiegel B, Van Eyk JE, Bairey Merz CN, Shufelt CL. Remote patient monitoring for predicting major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients with stable ischemic heart disease: A report from the prediction, risk and evaluation of major adverse cardiac events (PRE-MACE) study J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77(18 Su[[ 1):325.1.
  57. Shufelt CL, Manson JE. Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Formulation, Dose, and Route of Delivery. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Apr 23; 106 (5):1245-1254
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  58. Barsky L, Shufelt C, Lauzon M, Johnson BD, Berga SL, Braunstein G, Bittner V, Shaw L, Reis S, Handberg E, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN. Prior Oral Contraceptive Use and Longer Term Mortality Outcomes in Women with Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Mar; 30 (3):377-384 Epub 2021 Jan 21
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  59. Mehta PK, Wei J, Shufelt C, Quesada O, Shaw L, Bairey Merz CN. Gender-Related Differences in Chest Pain Syndromes in the Frontiers in CV Medicine Special Issue: Sex & Gender in CV Medicine. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021; 8:744788 Epub 2021 Nov 17
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  60. Siak J, Shufelt CL, Cook-Wiens G, Samuels B, Petersen JW, Anderson RD, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Merz CNB, Wei J. Relationship between coronary function testing and migraine: results from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction project. Vessel Plus. 2021; 5. Epub 2021 Aug 01.
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  61. Jalnapurkar S, Landes S, Wei J, Mehta PK, Shufelt C, Minissian M, Pepine CJ, Handberg E, Cook-Wiens G, Sopko G, Bairey Merz CN. Coronary endothelial dysfunction appears to be a manifestation of a systemic process: A report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation - Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) study. PLoS One. 2021; 16 (9):e0257184 Epub 2021 Sept 27
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  62. Tjoe B, Fell B, Shufelt C, LeVee A, Wei J. Current perspective on menopause hormone therapy and cardiovascular risk. Curr Treat Options Cardioiovasc Med. 2021.
  63. Leong D, Tjoe B, Zarrini P, Cook-Wiens G, Wei J, Shufelt CL, Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Reis SE, Reichek N, Bittner V, Kelsey SF, Sailaja Marpuri R, Sopko G, Bairey Merz CN. Risk factors for heart failure in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 2021; 100035.
  64. Shufelt C, LeVee A. Hormonal Contraception in Women With Hypertension. JAMA. 2020 Oct 13; 324 (14):1451-1452
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  65. Roy R, Aldiwani H, Darouian N, Sharma S, Torbati T, Wei J, Nelson MD, Shufelt C, Minissian MB, Li L, Merz CNB, Mehta PK. Ambulatory and silent myocardial ischemia in women with coronary microvascular dysfunction: Results from the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System study (CANS). Int J Cardiol. 2020 Oct 1; 316:1-6 Epub 2020 Apr 19
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  66. Shufelt CL, Kim A, Joung S, Barsky L, Arnold C, Cheng S, Dhawan S, Fuller G, Speier W, Lopez M, Mastali M, Mouapi K, van den Broek I, Wei J, Spiegel B, Van Eyk JE, Bairey-Merz CN. Biometric and Psychometric Remote Monitoring and Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Ischemic Heart Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Sep 15; 9 (18):e016023 Epub 2020 Sept 08
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  67. Quesada O, Park K, Wei J, Handberg E, Shufelt C, Minissian M, Cook-Wiens G, Zarrini P, Pacheco C, Tamarappoo B, Thomson LEJ, Berman DS, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz N. Left ventricular mass and myocardial scarring in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Open Heart. 2020 Aug; 7 (2)
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  68. Quesada O, Hermel M, Suppogu N, Aldiwani H, Shufelt C, Mehta PK, Cook-Wiens G, Maughan J, Berman DS, Thomson LEJ, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN, Wei J. Temporal Trends in Angina, Myocardial Perfusion, and Left Ventricular Remodeling in Women With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Over 1-Year Follow-Up: Results From WISE-CVD. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jul 7; 9 (13):e016305 Epub 2020 June 24
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  69. Barsky L, Merz CNB, Wei J, Shufelt C, Handberg E, Pepine C, Rutledge T, Reis S, Doyle M, Rogers W, Shaw L, Sopko G. Even "WISE-R?"-an Update on the NHLBI-Sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2020 Jun 18; 22 (8):35 Epub 2020 June 18
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  70. Suppogu N, Wei J, Nelson MD, Cook-Wiens G, Cheng S, Shufelt CL, Thomson LEJ, Tamarappoo B, Berman DS, Samuels B, Azarbal B, Anderson RD, Petersen JW, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Merz CNB. Resting coronary velocity and myocardial performance in women with impaired coronary flow reserve: Results from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) study. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jun 15; 309:19-22 Epub 2020 Jan 23
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  71. Shufelt CL, Manson JE. Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. Menopause. 2020 May; 27 (5):605-606
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  72. Sedlak T, Herscovici R, Cook-Wiens G, Handberg E, Wei J, Shufelt C, Bittner V, Reis SE, Reichek N, Pepine C, Bairey Merz CN. Predicted Versus Observed Major Adverse Cardiac Event Risk in Women With Evidence of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Report From WISE (Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation). J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Apr 07; 9(7):e013234. Epub 2020 Apr 09.
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  73. Meng Y, Speier W, Shufelt C, Joung S, E Van Eyk J, Bairey Merz CN, Lopez M, Spiegel B, Arnold CW. A Machine Learning Approach to Classifying Self-Reported Health Status in a Cohort of Patients With Heart Disease Using Activity Tracker Data. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2020 Mar; 24 (3):878-884 Epub 2019 June 11
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  74. Aldiwani H, Zaya M, Suppogu N, Quesada O, Johnson BD, Mehta PK, Shufelt C, Petersen J, Azarbal B, Samuels B, Anderson RD, Shaw LJ, Kar S, Handberg E, Kelsey SF, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN. Angina Hospitalization Rates in Women With Signs and Symptoms of Ischemia But no Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Report from the WISE (Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation) Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Feb 18; 9(4):e013168. Epub 2020 Feb 17.
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  75. Quesada O, AlBadri A, Wei J, Shufelt C, Mehta PK, Maughan J, Suppogu N, Aldiwani H, Cook-Wiens G, Nelson MD, Sharif B, Handberg EM, Anderson RD, Petersen J, Berman DS, Thomson LEJ, Pepine CJ, Merz CNB. Design, methodology and baseline characteristics of the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD). Am Heart J. 2020 Feb; 220:224-236 Epub 2019 Dec 05
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  76. Jones E, Wei J, Nelson MD, Bakir M, Mehta PK, Shufelt C, Minissian M, Sharif B, Pepine CJ, Handberg E, Cook-Wiens G, Sopko G, Bairey Merz CN. N-Terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and coronary microvascular dysfunction in women with preserved ejection fraction: A report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) study. PLoS One. 2020; 15 (12):e0243213 Epub 2020 Dec 03
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  77. Wei J, Dela Cruz S, Cook-Weins G, Motwani M, Zhang X, Petersen JW, Mehta PK, Shufelt CL, Sharif 8, Handberg E, Sopko G, Rogatko A, Pepine CJ, Berman DS, Thomson LE, Bairey Merz CN. Adenosine vs Regadenoson Pharmacologic Stress Differs in Women with Suspected Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: A Report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) Study. Cardiovascular Disorder and Medicine. 2019.
  78. Suppogu N, Wei J, Maughan J, Joung S, Quesada O, Shufelt CL, Samuels B, Azarbal B, Bairey Merz CN. Repeat Coronary Reactivity Testing in Women with Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Circulation. 2019; (140):A14066.
  79. Minissian MB, Kilpatrick S, Shufelt CL, Eastwood JA, Robbins W, Sharma KJ, Burnes Bolton L, Brecht ML, Wei J, Cook-Wiens G, Doering LV, Bairey Merz CN. Vascular Function and Serum Lipids in Women with Spontaneous Preterm Delivery and Term Controls. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 Nov; 28 (11):1522-1528 Epub 2019 Aug 07
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  80. Dutra E, Lee J, Torbati T, Garcia M, Merz CNB, Shufelt C. Cardiovascular implications of gender-affirming hormone treatment in the transgender population. Maturitas. 2019 Nov; 129:45-49 Epub 2019 Aug 20
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  81. Fuller G, Njune Mouapi K, Joung S, Shufelt C, van den Broek I, Lopez M, Dhawan S, Mastali M, Spiegel C, Bairey Merz N, Van Eyk JE, Robinson A. Feasibility of Patient-Centric Remote Dried Blood Sampling: The Prediction, Risk, and Evaluation of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (PRE-MACE) Study. Biodemography Soc Biol. 2019 Oct-Dec; 65 (4):313-322
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  82. Shufelt CL, Dzubur E, Joung S, Fuller G, Mouapi KN, Van Den Broek I, Lopez M, Dhawan S, Arnold CW, Speier W, Mastali M, Fu Q, Van Eyk JE, Spiegel B, Bairey Merz CN. Integrating Remote Monitoring, Patient Reported Outcomes and Cardiovascular Biomarkers: The Prediction, Risk, and Evaluation of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (PRE-MACE) Study Npj Digital Medicine. 2019; (2):84.
  83. Lee JJ, Cook-Wiens G, Johnson BD, Braunstein GD, Berga SL, Stanczyk FZ, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN, Shufelt CL. Age at Menarche and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: Findings From the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute-Sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Jun 18; 8 (12):e012406 Epub 2019 June 05
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  84. Pacheco C, Wei J, Minissian M, Shufelt CL, Kilpatrick SJ, Quesada O, Bairey Merz CN. Cardiovascular and pregnancy outcomes in women with coronary microvascular dysfunction: a case series. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2019 Jun 01; 3(2).
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  142. Nguyen G, Ahdout J, Shufelt CL, Peraino A, Youdim A. Vitamin D Deficiency and Obesity at a Tertiary Care Center. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. 2013; 17:1-4.
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  166. Shufelt CL, Braunstein GD. Safety of testosterone use in women. Maturitas. 2009 May 20; 63 (1):63-6 Epub 2009 Feb 27
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  171. Phan A, Shufelt CL, Bairey Merz CN. Evaluating Patients with Chest Pain and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Reply. JAMA. 2009; 302(6):623-624.
  172. Shufelt CL, Braunstein GD. Testosterone and the breast. Menopause Int. 2008 Sep; 14 (3):117-22
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  175. Kayali Z, Ranguelov R, Mitros F, Shufelt C, Elmi F, Rayhill SC, Schmidt WN, Brown KE. Hemosiderosis is associated with accelerated decompensation and decreased survival in patients with cirrhosis. Liver Int. 2005 Feb; 25 (1):41-8
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  177. McPherson EJ, Woodson C, Holtom P, Roidis N, Shufelt C, Patzakis M. Periprosthetic total hip infection: outcomes using a staging system. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Oct; (403):8-15
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  178. Karavellas MP, Azen SP, MacDonald JC, Shufelt CL, Lowder CY, Plummer DJ, Glasgow B, Torriani FJ, Freeman WR. Immune recovery vitritis and uveitis in AIDS: clinical predictors, sequelae, and treatment outcomes. Retina. 2001; 21 (1):1-9
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